OSHA Cites Hospitals Based On Medical Kit Interpretation

摘要

Suppose your hospital receives a kit containing equipment for an epidural anesthetic and in the kit is a syringe lacking an engineered sharp protector.May you lawfully use the syringe?The Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA)has interpreted its Bloodborne Pathogens Standard,1910.1030,to require healthcare employers to supplement medical device kits containing sharps without engineered protection with commercially available sharps that have engineered protection.